Cabinet.



V. F. LARSUN.

CABINET.

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CABINET.

APPLIUATION FILED DEG. 4. 1913 1,098, 1 20,.` Patented May 26, 1914.

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CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 19414.

Application filed December 4, 1913. Serial No. l804,600.

To all whom 'it may concer/n: J

Be it known that I, VIcToR F. LARsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit7 in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to therapeutic bath cabinets, especially designed for subjecting the body or portions thereof to the action of rays of light.

The objects of my inventionare topro-` vide, first, a compact bath cabinet that has novel lamp holders that pergmit of lamps being adjusted relatively to a body in the cabinet in order that the body will be subjected to the proper degree of heat and intensity of rays of light. Second, a lhorizontal bath cabinet that has a novel door permitting of easy access being had to the interior of the cabinet, whereby a patient can easily assume a comfortable position therein. Third, a simple,.durable and inexpensive cabinet of the above type that has a novel drain board and integral head-rest, which permits the body to be subjected to the action of light and heat, without the patient breathing odors thrown o' by the body during the treatment.

The above and other objects are obtained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of the partsto be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

References will now be had to the drawings2 wherein Flgure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet showing the door and towel rack thereof in open position; Fig. 2 is an end view of the cabinet; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same; Fig. 4 is a plan of a detached body board of the cabinet; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed vertical/sectional view of one of the lamp holders forming part of the cabinet, and Fig. 6 is a plan of a portion v of the lamp holder.

A cabinet in accordance with this invention comprises a suitable support, as an oblong table 1 having a top 2 and supporting legs 3. Arranged upon the top 2 of the table is a body board 4Y having a central longitudinal drain trough or groove 5 that extends from the head of the board to the foot thereof and is in communication with a drain opening or '55 connection 7 adapted to be normally closed by a valvular member, as a stopper 7. The j top of the body board has side portions inclined toward the drain trough or groove 5 whereby perspiration or other matter can drain into the trough or Pgroove and said trough or groove is inclined from the head of the body board to the foot thereof, thus permitting of the board being drained and thoroughly cleaned at determined times. A hose or flexible connection 8 can be made at the drain opening 6 for conveying matter from the drain board to a suitable recep. tacle or discharge point. With cleanliness in View 1t is` preferable 'to make the body board of non-absorbent material or to provide the same with white enamel.

The head of the body board has an eXtension 10 providing a head rest upon which a cold water Vbag can be placed to comfortably support the head of a body resting upon the board 4.

Mounted upon the-body board is an inverted V-shaped housing, comprising inclined side walls 11 and 12 and vertical end walls 13 and 14, said end wallshaving the edges thereof inclined to support the side walls in proper relation. The upper or converging longitudinal edges of the walls 11 and l2 are connected by a ridge board 15 having equally spaced vert-ical openings 16 for a purpose that will hereinafter appear. The side wall 1l has an oblong door-way 17 extending from the forward and lower edges of the wall to points in proximit to-the upper and rear edges of the wall, t e doorway occupying the greater portion of the side wall. Hinged or otherwise connected to the side wall 11, at the end of the door-way 17, is a door 19 arranged to swing -outwardly, as shown in Fig. 1,. whereby a patient can readily enter the cabinet. The manner of hinging the door 19 permits-of said door swinging to a closed-position by gravity and the door is retained closed without the use of a latch or other device.

The end wall 13 at the head of the cabinet is made of two sections, one stationary and the other movable with the door 19. The movable section of the end wall is'designated at 20 and the lower edges of both of said sec- `105 tions are cut away at their meeting edges to l and to close the opening 2l around the neck or head of a patient, I preferably use a towel 22 or other flexible closure member.

The stationary section of the end wall 13 is provided with a horizontal pivoted rack 23 and the section of the wall carried by the door 19 is provided with a keeper 24 for the free end of the rack. The towe1`22 can be draped over the rack or suitably connected thereto, whereby the towel can be swung out of the road when a patient is assuming a position in the cabinet. It is yapparent that the towel 22 can be tucked in or suitably arranged around the neck to exclude cold air and practically close that portion of the opening 21 not occupied by the neck of the patient.

Arranged in the opening 16 of the ridge board 15 are vertical tubes or pipes 25 having the lower or inner ends thereof provided with adjustable reflectors or globes 26 containing incandescent lamps 27 .Y The lamps 27 are connected to leading in wires 28 from an electric plug or socket 29, said wires extending through the tubes or pipes 25 and having switches 9 at the outer ends of said tubes or pipes. The lamps 27 may be of any desired candle power and the globes 26 are made adjustable whereby rays of light emitted by thel lamps can be directed'upon the body. As an instance, the

reiiector or lamp at the foot of the cabinet can be positioned to cast its rays of light upon the soles of the feet when the body is in the position shown in Fig. 3. To retain the lamps in a-desired position relatively to the body within the cabinet and permit of their adjustment from within `the cabinet,

the ridge qboard 15 has no'vel devices vfor holding the tubes or pipes 25. vOne of these devices is clearly shown 4in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings and comprises a Z-shaped resilient clamping arm 3() having one end thereof loosely held on the top of the ridge board 15, as at 31 and the opposite end thereof fprovided with an opening 32. Thethe opening 32 bind against andwalls o frictionally hold the tube or pipe 25. To

A adjust the tube or pipe 25 it is onlyl necessary to raise the same at which time the clamp-ing arm 30 assumes a horizontal position with the opening 32 thereby properly alining with the opening 16 of the ridge board 15. When the tube or pipe 25 is released theclamping arm is immediately tilted to grip said tube or pipe.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the cabinet vcan be used without the table, but I desire to reserve the right to make the cabinet a part of the table, that is, with the top of the table forming the body board 4. Inthis form the entire apparatus can be sold without the necessity of the pur` chaser providing a suitable` support for the cabinet proper. The cabinet can be made air tight by tongue and groove connections and in its -entirety can be ,finished to present a neat and attractive appearance. By using j six or seven lamps of 36 candle power I am able to save from '50 to 75% of a lighting bill when compa-red with cabinets using twenty side walls, a section carried by the free end of said door and `adapted to, form part of one of said end walls, and lamps adjustably supported within said housing from the top thereof.

2. A therapeutic cabinet comprising a housing having inclined side walls, end Walls, a door forming part of one of said side walls, a section carried by said door and adapted to form part of one of said end Walls, a ridge board supported by said side walls, lamps within said housing, and means on the outer side of said ridge board for adjustably holding said lamps.

3. A cabinet of the type described, comprising a body board provided with a drain trough, a housing arranged upon said board, an inclined door having an end hinged adjacent an end of said housing and forming the greater part of one of the side walls ot' said housing, lamp holders mounted upon the'top of said housing, and lamps within said housingandv adjustably suspended from said holders. L

`4f. A cabinet of the type described, comprising a body board having a head rest at an end thereof, a housing arranged upon said board and having side and end walls,

an inclined door having an end hinged adjacent to an end wall of said housing and forming the greater part of one of the side walls of said housing, a section carried by said door and ad'apted to form part of an end wall of said housing, lamps within said housing, and meansl exteriorly of said housing for `adjustably supporting said lamps.

5. A cabinet of the type described comprising a body board provided with a drain trough and 'a head rest, a housing arranged upon said body board and having inclined side walls and end walls, a hinged door forming part of one of the side walls of said housing, a section carried by said door and adapted to form part of one of the end walls of 'said housing, lamps suspended within said housing, and means carried by the top i of said housing for adjustably holding said lamps.

6. A cabinet of the type described com- V'prising a body board, a housing arranged thereon and having inclined side walls, and end walls, a door forming part of one of said side walls, a section carried by said door and adapted to form part of an end wall of said housing, and means within said housing and operable from the exterior thereof adapted to heat and illuminate the interior of said housing.

' 7. A Acabinet of the type described comprising a body board having an end thereof provided with a head rest, an inverted V- shaped housing arranged upon said body board and having an end wall thereof cut away to provide an opening at the head rest of said body board, a flexible closure car-` ried by the end wall of saidl housing for closing the opening thereof and capable of being bodily swung to one side of said opening, and lampssuspended within said housing.

8. A cabinet of the type described, comprising a body board provided with a drain trough terminating at a drain opening, a valve member carried by said body board and adapted to normally close the drain opening thereof, a head rest formingv part of said body board, a housing mounted upon said body board and having an end wallv thereof provided with an opening, a door forming part of said housing and having a section forming a wall. of said opening, a flexible closure carried by the end wall of said housing and adapted to close the opening thereof and capable of being bodilyv swung to one side 0f said opening, and lamps adjustably-suspended within the said housing. f

9. A cabinet of the type described comprising a body board provided with means to facilitate draining said board, a head rest carried thereby, a housing arranged upon said board and having an end wall thereof provided with an opening 'at said head rest,

a door forming part yof a side wall of said housing, a section carried by said door and forming a wall of said opening, adjustable lamps suspended Within said housing, and means carried by an end Wall of said housing and independent of the door thereof and adapted to coperate with the neck of a body within said housing inclosing the opening at'the end wall thereof.

10. In a therapeutic cabinet, a body board, l

means carried by said board adapted to facilitate draining the same, an inverted V- shaped housing arranged upon said board and having an end wall provided with an opening, exible means supported by the end wall of said housing for closing the opening thereof and capable of being bodily swung to one side of said opening, a door "forming part of said housing whereby easy access can be had to the interior thereof, a section carried by said door and adapted to form a l wall of said opening, and means suspended from the top of said housingfor heating and illuminating the interior thereof.

l1. A therapeutic cabinet comprising a body board, means carried thereby t-o facilitate draining said board, an inverted V- shaped housing arranged upon the said board and having an end wall thereof provided with an opening, a head rest adjacent to saidopening, a flexibleclo'sure supported by said housing adjacent to the opening of the end wall thereof and capable of being bodily swung to one side of said opening, a door forming the greater part of one of the side walls of said housing,lamps suspended within said housing, and means carried by the top of said housing for adjustably holding said lamps.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my' signature in presence of two witnesses.

VICTOR F. LARSON.

Witnesses:

O'rro F. BARTHEL, ANNA M. Donn. 

